Plaid Drag Racing - Not such a great night

[Tiger]

Um, OK, after watching that one more time, he's lost all credibility. The Plaid isn't even in Track mode.

Edit: which @ramirj2 apparently already pointed out and I missed it.

Track mode or drag strip mode? Track mode is not for drag strips.

 

[sorka]

Track mode or drag strip mode? Track mode is not for drag strips.

You're a bit behind in the thread.

 

[ramirj2]

Track mode or drag strip mode? Track mode is not for drag strips.

The issue is
Drag strip mode is optimized for 1/4 mile ET but they raced to the 1/2 mile, hence the top speed limit is 162 MPH.
If you are running a half mile, you need to be on track mode which is the only mode that has a 174 MPH limit without the track package.
They should have tested in the 2 scenarios
The Sapphire is simpler in that regard ,1 limit no need to do the cheetah dance.
Track package on the other hand, lift the limit on any mode.
You can use drag strip mode to the 1/2.
Mine did 184.88 MPH in 14.72 seconds launching from drag strip mode to the 1/2 mile, which is very close to that Sapphire.
I don’t see that $160k advantage
I would like to see how this Sapphire compares to the track package 7:25 second’s Nurburgring lap time.

 

[sorka]

I wasn't even referring to his not using track mode for the 1/2 mile test which is another good point. I was referring to the fact that he was criticizing the handling in the road course part of the test when he wasn't using track mode which means that torque vectoring wasn't enabled either which makes a huge difference.

 

[terranx]

I wasn't even referring to his not using track mode for the 1/2 mile test which is another good point. I was referring to the fact that he was criticizing the handling in the road course part of the test when he wasn't using track mode which means that torque vectoring wasn't enabled either which makes a huge difference.

I would still fault Tesla for not letting you enable any of the more dynamic handling stuff without going into track mode which brings some disadvantages for street use

 

[sorka]

I would still fault Tesla for not letting you enable any of the more dynamic handling stuff without going into track mode which brings some disadvantages for street use

Yup and for that reason partly, torque vectoring was never enabled on the MXP yet they still list torque vectoring on the order page.

 

[Tiger]

Yup and for that reason partly, torque vectoring was never enabled on the MXP yet they still list torque vectoring on the order page.

Small claims court should refund that nicely

 

[sorka]

Small claims court should refund that nicely

I decided to get a full refund instead.

 

[Tiger]

I decided to get a full refund instead.

What are you replacing it with?

 

[sorka]

What are you replacing it with?

See sig.

 

[cptnslo]

Someone shared some draggy 60-130 on their sapphire

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4.66 for those who just wanna read

 

[sorka]

Someone shared some draggy 60-130 on their sapphire

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4.66 for those who just wanna read

Virtually identical to the msp

 

[cptnslo]

Virtually identical to the msp

No matter how anyone tries to justify it the plaid for the price is ridiculous.

 

[terranx]

No matter how anyone tries to justify it the plaid for the price is ridiculous.

100%. For straight line performance there’s no better value. The lucid does seem like a more comprehensive package as far as performance cars go… but I’d still want a smaller lighter car if I’m truly planning to carve corners and track the car regardless

 

[cptnslo]

lol def not the normal plaid drag race

 

[Sam1]

Someone shared some draggy 60-130 on their sapphire

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4.66 for those who just wanna read

big variable is going to be the battery pack temp...need to know that. Plaid can easily be deep in the 5's when it's cold.

 

[cptnslo]

Well he finally got his hands on one lol

 

[sorka]

That makes me a true believer. Brooks is about as level playing field as you're going to get.

 

[cptnslo]

That makes me a true believer. Brooks is about as level playing field as you're going to get.

I’m looking forward to the plaid vs sapphire

 

[prodigymb]

That makes me a true believer. Brooks is about as level playing field as you're going to get.

unless he's reviewing or racing a porsche lol